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  1. Virginia Davis. Not to be confused with Geena Davis, an American actress born Virginia Elizabeth Davis. Virginia Davis (December 31, 1918 – August 15, 2009) was an American child actress in films. She is best known for working with Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks on the animated short series Alice Comedies, in which she portrayed the protagonist Alice.

  2. Aug 17, 2009 · Virginia Davis, who appeared in Walt Disney’s pioneering “Alice” films, has died at age 90. The Walt Disney Co. said Davis passed away at her home Saturday in Corona, Calif., from natural ...

  3. Aug 6, 2022 · Virginia Davis was Walt Disney’s first human star to ever appear on the big screen. Her role as Alice in The Alice Comedies shot Disney to stardom, giving Disney inspiration for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Learn more about how Virginia got involved with Disney and what she did with her life post-Disney

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  5. Aug 17, 2009 · Virginia Davis was just four-years-old and living in Kansas City, Missouri, when she first came to the attention of a struggling filmmaker/cartoonist named Walt Disney. Walt had seen her in an advertisement for Warneker’s Bread, and, in 1923, asked her to act in his short film called Alice’s Wonderland , which combined a live-action female ...

  6. Virginia Davis, a 4-year-old Kansas City native with two years of dance and dramatic lessons behind her, would earn a place in movie history as the Disney Studios’ first star, appearing in the ...

  7. Aug 17, 2009 · Virginia Davis, who appeared in Walt Disney’s pioneering “Alice” films, has died at age 90. The Walt Disney Co. said Davis passed away at her home Saturday in Corona, California, from ...

  8. Aug 22, 2009 · Virginia Davis was born on Dec. 31, 1918, in Kansas City, Mo. Her father was a furniture salesman who was often away on business. Her mother sent her to dancing and acting school and enlisted her ...

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